I'm against this, although the Kansas has their 10th Amendment right to draft such a law. I know that I'm going to get a lot of flak for this but here it goes. About 2 years ago, Spokane County, Washington banned the sale of e-cigs to minors, becoming one of the first localities in the country to do so. A local news affiliate covered the story and interviewed a then-15-year-old analog smoker. He had been smoking since he was 11 and was trying to quit. He was introduced to the e-cigarette. Before the law went into effect, most private establishments in Spokane County had banned the sale (but not possession or use) of e-cigs by minors. However once the law went into effect, this boy could no longer risk being seen with such a
device, something that could have helped him quit. He feared that the lack of availability of the e-cig and the consequences of underage
vaping would prevent him from laying off the cancer sticks he was using at the time. I understand that the
vaping community wants to present itself professionally to the public and build a remarkable reputation with an already skeptical crowd by taking a firm stance against vapers under 18. But I don't see it in any way benefitting the young children who, for whatever reason, began smoking, physically cannot stop, and struggle unsuccessfully with the "legal" methods of the nicotine patch and Chantix.
